When I say “useless,” what I mean is they’ve not tried any of the products themselves, have no opinions at all, don’t know how anything works, don’t know about the warranty, don’t know about competing products, and appear generally inconvenienced by my desire for an interaction with someone that might be able to provide some insight etc.
I say my local comic shop is one of the few places left that have retail employees that I go to that are useful because I get recommendations of more books to read based on what I’ve bought from them previously. Dude at the counter nails it almost every time he gives me a recommendation. Works out for them too because I keep buying more stuff.
When I say “useless,” what I mean is they’ve not tried any of the products themselves, have no opinions at all, don’t know how anything works, don’t know about the warranty, don’t know about competing products, and appear generally inconvenienced by my desire for an interaction with someone that might be able to provide some insight etc.
I say my local comic shop is one of the few places left that have retail employees that I go to that are useful because I get recommendations of more books to read based on what I’ve bought from them previously. Dude at the counter nails it almost every time he gives me a recommendation. Works out for them too because I keep buying more stuff.
I know exactly what you mean. Quite infuriating when you just don’t get any input from the workers at all.
That’s awesome! Cherish that store.